Comments on: Don’t be a bad boy on company time http://spamhuntress.com/2006/04/08/dont-be-a-bad-boy-on-company-time/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:49:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Lemat http://spamhuntress.com/2006/04/08/dont-be-a-bad-boy-on-company-time/#comment-6034 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:28:53 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/04/08/dont-be-a-bad-boy-on-company-time/#comment-6034 using your private email while at work could also be noticed by your boss - many admins log SYN packets to 25tcp ports, few are blocking outgoing 25ports and redirecting all mail to own smtp-proxy, which scans for viruses. In January I had to setup catch-all address. The first mail that came into the mailbox was a monthly bank summary for our recent employee. I complained to the Bank - "how could this happen - my system was rejecting such emails with 550 User unknown for a year or so, don't you have to check such bouncing mails and see why they are bounced?". The answer was simple - "not our problem". using your private email while at work could also be noticed by your boss - many admins log SYN packets to 25tcp ports, few are blocking outgoing 25ports and redirecting all mail to own smtp-proxy, which scans for viruses.

In January I had to setup catch-all address. The first mail that came into the mailbox was a monthly bank summary for our recent employee. I complained to the Bank - “how could this happen - my system was rejecting such emails with 550 User unknown for a year or so, don’t you have to check such bouncing mails and see why they are bounced?”. The answer was simple - “not our problem”.

]]> by: raker http://spamhuntress.com/2006/04/08/dont-be-a-bad-boy-on-company-time/#comment-6021 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 09:07:50 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/04/08/dont-be-a-bad-boy-on-company-time/#comment-6021 The classic scenario is when users set up a filter to forward all company email to a private address (while they are on holiday or whatever). Then the private mailbox fills up and the server starts rejecting mail... each NDR generates another auto-forward response and before you know it the users mailbox is several Gb in size, often taking down an entire mail server affecting several hundred users. The classic scenario is when users set up a filter to forward all company email to a private address (while they are on holiday or whatever). Then the private mailbox fills up and the server starts rejecting mail… each NDR generates another auto-forward response and before you know it the users mailbox is several Gb in size, often taking down an entire mail server affecting several hundred users.

]]> by: Dreas http://spamhuntress.com/2006/04/08/dont-be-a-bad-boy-on-company-time/#comment-5928 Sun, 09 Apr 2006 00:36:10 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/04/08/dont-be-a-bad-boy-on-company-time/#comment-5928 In general I would recommend anyone to buy a private domainname with a POP3 box to make sure there is a life-long email address that never has to change (and allows full flexibility). In general I would recommend anyone to buy a private domainname with a POP3 box to make sure there is a life-long email address that never has to change (and allows full flexibility).

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